Project Overview

We were asked to create a glass wall for a private gallery in Chicago. The challenge was to create a glass partitions to add contrast to the wood elements throughout the gallery.

Our senior project manager worked with the client and architect to select sandblasted ½” glass as a design element along the perimeter of the gallery.

Our workmanship, fit and finish needed to be at the highest possible level. Additionally, these are massive pieces of glass measuring, over five feet wide and twelve feet tall requiring extreme care in fabrication, transport and installation.

Our Results

The entire project came together beautifully.

Coupled with the other elements including the wood floors, wood window benches and accent lighting, our glass along the exterior wall is a striking element of the design. The soft cool green of the glass contrasts the warm wood interior colors. We love this contrast along with the light play that along the walls of this beautiful gallery.

Heavy glass requires skill in design, fabrication and installation. Our project managers and installers know that every detail must be carefully planned to create the architectural quality our clients expect and demand.
If you have a project, small or large, with a demanding schedule and the need for outstanding architectural glass, contact us today!

Project Overview

Now that Spring is here, we were asked to create a series of glass railings for a private residence on the North Shore. The project consisted of glass railings around a pool and overlooking Lake Michigan.

It is one example of countless exterior glass wall systems we engineer, fabricate and install throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. In this case, we set an aluminum shoe and then used a dry clamp system to place the glass inside the shoe. This allows the glass to safely preform its railing function and not have any hardware or obstructions blocking the wonderful views of Lake Michigan.

The glass is ½” Starphire Low Iron Glass and each piece is meticulously sized, cut and polished so that the entire railing reflects its precision craftsmanship. A variety of hardware, glass colors and railings are offered but in this case, we really liked the elegant minimal approach.

Our glaziers were lucky. On this day, they enjoyed the sunshine and mild winds off of beautiful Lake Michigan.

Our Results

Due to GlassWorks attention to detail, expertise and reputation, we are Chicagoland’s leading exterior glass provider.

If you have a project, small or large, with a demanding schedule and the need for outstanding architectural glass, contact us today!

Project Overview

Glass EntranceNortbrook Court is one of Chicago’s most successful regional malls. Built in the 1976, the mall anchors Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Macys and AMC Theaters. It is located in Northbrook, Illinois in Chicago’s North Shore.

The owner and contractor’s challenge was to update the four public entrances to the mall with glass canopy cladding and updated signage.

GlassWorks was selected as glazier to engineer, fabricate and install all the glass canopy cladding on the four entrances to this facility. Key elements included laminated, curved and oversized architectural glass and a stainless steel support system that provides the appropriate sleekness and modernity that a Chicago’s premier mall operator demands.

Call us and we’ll be glad to show you how your project can benefit from our expertise. Northbrook Court’s Entrance Canopies are an outstanding example of GlassWorks expertise.

Goals & Challenges

The entrance canopies at Northbrook Court posed two principal unique challenges for GlassWorks.

The first was designing and specifying the appropriate glass system for an exterior application. The glass was oversized, curved and one of a kind – stretching over thirty five feet and supported over sixteen feet in the air. Additionally, the glass needed to be laminated for an appropriate degree of opacity and weather Chicago’s famous climate.

The second was installing the canopy glass without interfering with the mall operations. There are 125 stores and over a million square feet of retail space at Northbrook Court. We put together a team to renovate the canopy entrances over the course of one week and during the nighttime hours in strict accordance with the Mall’s facility and insurance requirements.

Our Results

The Northbrook Court Canopies were renovated on time on budget to outstanding reviews and they continue to perform well throughout the Chicago winter. We received high recommendations from our client for our attention to detail and speed of execution.

If you have a project with a demanding schedule and the need for outstanding architectural glass, contact us today!

Project Overview

We were asked to create a glass wall for a private residence on the North Shore. The challenge was to create a highly attractive glass partition with excellent defused light and a high level of privacy.

Our senior project manager, client and architect selected channel glass for this element of the design. Channel glass is a translucent U-shaped glass. The surface finish and width can vary depending on client need. We love using it because it is recycled glass and has wonderful light absorbing and transfusing qualities.

Channel glass requires a deft hand in design, fabrication and installation. Our project managers and installers know that every detail must be carefully planned to create the architectural quality our clients expect and demand.

Our Results

Due to GlassWorks attention to detail, expertise and reputation, we are Chicagoland’s leading channel glass provider. Note how the glass transfuses the light between exterior and interior and the attention to detail our craftsmen bring to this beautiful residence.

If you have a project, small or large, with a demanding schedule and the need for outstanding architectural glass, contact us today!

Project Overview

The design concept was to renovate an existing thirty year old beach house perched over Lake Michigan.

We designed, fabricated and installed a wall system that includes oversized patio doors glass and screens that can be easily opened or closed as conditions permit.

The result is a beach house that can be used year round. The glass wall system is fully insulated for the coldest winter day.

When desired, the entire patio door system can be easily unlocked and rolled to create a completely open environment.

Call us and we’ll be glad to show you how we can help you with your architectural glass needs that you or your client will enjoy for decades to come.

Goals & Challenges

The Lake Michigan Beach House posed a series of interesting goals challenges for our project management team.

Our primary goals were to create the maximum viewing glass and highest glass performance while ensuring dependable ease of operation. We accomplished this by designing and specifying the highest quality Arcadia patio doors. Each glass panel measures over five feet wide and almost ten feet tall and includes insulated glass that is 1 and 1/8 inches thick. The panels weigh over four hundred pounds each yet can be opened or closed with one hand.

All of this needed to be transported across a lengthy footpath and installed over a ravine. While our team of installers enjoyed the views, Lake Michigan famously delivered stiff early winter winds that added to our challenges!

Our Results

As always, our team safely and with flawless execution delivered and installed a beautiful product. Each patio door opens and closes with precision and the views of Lake Michigan from this vantage point are awesome.
When we visited, Lake Michigan was in full fury and yet the beach house is now a very comfortable and warm perch from which to enjoy everything nature throws at it.

If you ever have heard the wind whistling through a patio door and want a better for yourself or your, contact us today!

Project Overview

The Biden Table is a glass table we worked with our technology client to engineer, fabricate and deliver to a law office in Washington DC. The client need was for an elegant glass table that could seat all the partners of a law firm and allow video teleconference with their offices in other cities.

GlassWorks was selected to specify, engineer, fabricate and deliver the glass components of this table.

The table is over forty feet long and comprises over fifty uniquely cut and polished pieces of Starphire – Low Iron glass that was then underside painted to the client’s uniquely specified color.

Each piece was assembled to ensure fit, then labeled, disassembled, packaged and shipped to fit the onsite production schedule.

Our Results

Due to GlassWorks attention to detail and quality of fabrication, the on-site glass installation proceeded effortlessly and our technology client was able to open the conference room in time for a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.

We are now working on the other conference tables at the law firm’s offices in other States.

If you have a project with a demanding schedule and the need for outstanding architectural glass, contact us today!